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Microorganisms friends and foes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria is known as__________________ in an ecosystem when feeding on dead organisms.

a)

Decomposers

b)

Herbivore

c)

Pathogens

d)

Infections

2.

Fungi is beneficial to us beacause of the following reason

a)

They are a source of oxygen

b)

They can clean up pollution

c)

They are a source of antibiotics

d)

They help to clean run off from waste

3.

A Bacteria responsible for curdling of milk is

a)

Rhizobium

b)

Oscillatoria

c)

Lactobacillus

d)

Plasmodium

4.

The Fermentation process is discovered by

a)

Louis Pasture

b)

Alexander flaming

c)

Edward jenner

d)

John Mendal

5.

Amoeba belongs to

a)

Algae

b)

Fungi

c)

Virus

d)

Protozoa

6.
Which is not an example of a harmful microorganism?
a)
Mold growing on a kitchen sponge
b)
Bacteria found in yogurt
c)
Bacteria that causes turberculosis
d)
Salmonella on uncooked chicken
7.

The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol in the absence of oxygen is called

a)

Pasteurization

b)

Vaccination

c)

Fermentation

d)

Decomposition

8.

Carrier of malaria causing protozoan is

a)

Female Anopheles mosquito

b)

Cockroach

c)

Housefly

d)

Butterfly

9.

Who discovered vaccine for smallpox?

a)

Robert Koch

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Alexander Fleming

10.

Cholera is caused by

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protozoa

c)

Virus

d)

Fungi

11.

Plant diseases rust of wheat is caused by

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

12.

Female Aedes mosquito is the carrier of

a)

Corona virus

b)

Dengue virus

c)

Common cold virus

d)

Measles virus

13.

Diseases anthrax caused by

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

None of these

14.

Disease causing microbes are called

a)

Pathogens

b)

Protozoa

c)

Parasites

d)

Microbes

15.

Which of the following is not a bacteria

a)

E.Coli

b)

Salmonella

c)

Bacillus Anthracis

d)

Bacteriophage

16.

Antibiotics are not useful against viral infections

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Name the chemical preservative used in jams and squashes

a)

Carbon Benzoate

b)

Salt

c)

Sodium metabisulphite

d)

Oil and vinegar

18.
A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Antibiotic Resistance
c)
Vaccine
d)
Capsid
19.
Are microorganisms helpful or harmful?
a)
Helpful
b)
Harmful
c)
Both
d)
Neither
20.

Influenza is a disease caused due to

a)

bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Protozoa

d)

None of the above